Boat portaging and carrying device



April 8, 1969 A. J. E. STEVENS ET AL 3,436,778

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United States Patent BOAT PORTAGING AND CARRYING DEVICE Albert J. E.Stevens, Ste. 1 1.0.0.F. Block, Kenora, 0n-

tario, Canada; Charles H. Stevens, General Delivery,

Minaki, Ontario, Canada; and Reginald Klose, R. Rte.

1, Kenora, Ontario, Canada Filed June 5, 1967, Ser. No. 643,468 Int. Cl.A45f 3/15; B65g 7/12 U.S. Cl. 9-400 12 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSUREThis invention relates t-o new and useful improvements in boat portagingand carrying devices.

It is often necessary to portage boats from one lake to another or fromone location to another, and although present day boats may berelatively light-weight, nevertheless the size and configura-tionthereof makes them awkward to carry, particularly when they have to betransported along relatively narrow trails.

We have overcome these disadvantages by providing relativelylightweight, easily attachable devices whereby two men can transport aboat from one location t-o another readily and easily and at the sametime have full visibility at all times.

The rst embodiment includes a carrying handle engageable by one endthereof to the conventional ring at the front of the boat and includinga snubber which engages Ithe prow. This carrying handle can bemanipulated by one man and can either be held in the hand or,alternatively, can be rested upon a shoulder.

In conjunction with this carrying handle, Iwe provide a pair of carryinghandles detachably securable to the prow and adapted to be carried by asecond man either in the hands or, upon the shoulders.

A second embodiment includes means securable to the side of the boatenabling hand rings to be detachably inserted therein so that a boat canbe lifted and carried between a plurality of men.

The principal object and essence of the invention is to providelightweight, readily detachable and attach- -able carrying handles for`a boat which does not require special attachment to be secured thereto.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterherewithin described in which the carrying components are adjustablewithin limits to suit different sizes and shapes of boats.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a device of ythecharacter herewithin described which is simple in construction,economical in manufacture, and otherwise well suited to the purpose forwhich it is designed.

With the foregoing in view, and such other objects, purposes oradvantages as may become apparent from consideration of this disclosureand specification, the present invention consists of the inventiveconcept in whatsoever way the same may be embodied having reg-ard to theparticular exemplitica-tion or exemplications of same herein, with dueregard in this connect-ion being had yto the accompanying figures inwhich:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevation of the front carrying handle shown attachedto the prow of a boat.

FIGURE 2 is a fragmentary top plan view of a p0rtion of the snubberengaging the prow.

FIGURE 2A is a side elevation of one of the rear carrying handles shownattached to a portion of the stern of a boat.

FIGURE 3 is a top plan view reduced in scale showing the rear and frontcarrying handles being attached to a boat.

FIGURE 4 is a front elevation of an alternative method.

FIGURE 5 is a side view of FIGURE 4 but showing a carrying ring attachedto the plate.

FIGURE 6 is a plan view of the carrying ring per se.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the different figures.

yProceeding therefore to describe the invention in detail, FIGURES 1 to3 inclusive show the preferred embodiment 'of the device.

Numeral 10 illustrates the prow of a boat having the conventional swivelring 11 secured thereto which is normally used for mooring purposes.

The' front carrying handle collectively designated l12 consists of acarrying handle in the form of an elongated tube 13 having a hand grip14 upon one end thereof.

A hook component 15 is adjustably attached to the other end 16 of thehandle 13 by means of pin 17 and this hook is adap-ted to engage theaforementioned ring 11 as clearly shown.

A snubber component 18 extends between the handle 13 and the upperportion 19 of the prow. This cornponent includes a securing clamp 20surrounding the handle 13 and secured thereto and a tube portion 21 of atelescopic unit collectively designated 22 is pivotally secured by meansof pivot pin 23, to the clamp 20.

A sliding portion 24 engages the tubular portion 21 and is adjustablewithin limits by means of pin 25 engaging apertures 26 within thesliding component 24.

This sliding portion 24 engage the tubular portion 21 and is adjustablewithin limits by means of pin 25 engaging apertures 26 within thesliding component 24.

This sliding component terminates in a bifurcated end in the form of a V26' lined with resilient material 77 and this V engages the upperportion 19 of the prow as shown.

A check chain 28 extends between the component 18 and the handle 13 andlimits the upward movement thereof.

A shoulder engaging component 29 is provided along the length of handle13 and consists of a sleeve 30 clampable along the length of the handle13 by means of thumb screws 31.

An arcuate curved plate 32 is secured to the underside of the sleeve andis lined with resilient material '33, it being understood that thisplate 32 is adapted to rest on the shoulder of a man carrying the frontof the boat.

FIGURE 2A shows details of the rear carrying handles which include anelongated handle portion in the form of a tube 34 having a handle 35upon one end thereof.

A shoulder component 29 is provided along the length of handle 34 havingsimilar construction to the shoulder component 29 previously describedwith relation to FIG- URE 1.

Depending from the other end 36 of the handle 34 are spaced and paralleljaw plates 37 and 318 adapted to engage over the upper edge 39 of thestern 40 of the boat and to be secured thereto by means of clamp screwcomponents 41, it being understood that there is a pair of these rearcomponents detachably securable one upon each side of the stern as shownin FIGURE 3.

In operation, the components are secured to the boat as illustrated inFIGURE 3 whereupon one man carrying the front of the -boat with theplate 32 resting upon his shoulder and the second man can support therear of the boat with the plate 32 resting upon each shoulder, it beingunderstood that he walks between the two rear components.

FIGURES 4 to 6 show an alternative method comprising a rectangular plate42 securable at intervals around the boat adjacent the thwarts 43 bymeans of screws 44.

This plate is stepped outwardly as at 45 and as shown in FIGURE 5 andthis outwardly stepped portion is provided with a cruciform aperture 46.

A carrying hook 47 includes an upper hook portion 48 and a carrying orhand engaging ring 49.

These are engageable within the cruciform aperture 46 as shown in FIGURE5 and are locked in position so that a plurality of men can carry a boatclear of the ground by means of these carrying handles.

What is claimed to 'be the present invention is:

1. Boat portaging and carrying devices comprising in combination a frontprow engaging member and at least one rear stern engaging member, saidfront pro-w engaging member including an elongated handle, ringengagingmeans on one end of said handle, and a prow snubbing device attached tosaid handle between the ends thereof and inclining upwardly andforwardly to engage the prow of the associated boat, said prow snubbingdevice including a member pivotall-y secu-red by one end thereof to saidhandle and a bifurcated portion on the other end of said member adaptedto engage the prow of the associated boat.

2. The device according to claim 1 in which said rear stern engagingmember includes an elongated handle and means on one end of said handleadapted to engage over the upper edge of the stern of the associatedboat to clamp said rear stern engaging member thereto.

3. The device `according to claim 2 in which said member of the prowsnubbing device is selectively adjustable in length within limits, andincludes a check chain extending from said member to said handlerbetween said one end of said handle and the point of attachment of saidmember to said handle.

4. The device according to claim 2 in which said means on one end ofsaid handle adapted to engage over the upper edge of the stern of theassociated fboat includes a pair of spaced and parallel jaws secured tosaid one end Iand extending at right angles therefrom and screw threadedclamping means extending through one of said jaws. v

5. The device according to claim 2 in which said handle of said frontprow engaging member and said handle of said rear stern engaging memberboth include shoulder engaging means adjustably secured along the lengththereof.

6. The device according to claim 3 in which said handle of said frontprow engaging member and said 1handle of said rear stern engaging memberboth include shoulder engaging -means adjustably secured along thelength thereof.

7. The device accorded to claim 4 in which said handle of said frontprow engaging member and said handle of said rear stern engaging memberboth include shoulder engaging means adjustably secured along the lengththereof.

8. The device according to claim 1 in which said member of 'the prowsnubbing device is selectively adjustable in length within limits, andincludes a check chain extending irom said member to said handle betweensaid one end of said handle and the point of attachment of said memberto said handle.

9. The device according to claim 8 in which said handle of said frontprow engaging member and said rear stern engaging member both includeshoulder engaging means adjustably secured along the length thereof.

10. The device according to claim 1 in which said rear stern engagingmember is adapted to engage over the upper edge of the stern of theassociated -boat and includes a pair of spaced and parallel jaws securedto said one end and extending at right angles therefrom and screwthreaded clamping means extending through one of said jaws.

11. The device according to claim 10 in which said handle of said frontprow engaging member and said rear stern engaging member lboth includeshoulder engaging means adjustably secured along the length thereof.

12. The device according to claim 1 in which said handle of said frontprow engaging member and said rear stern engaging member both includeshoulder engaging means adjustably secured along the length thereof.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 612,352 10/1898 Lane 114--433,068,024 12/ 1962 Berliner ..-1.--- 9-1 3,283,347 1l/1966 Martin 9-1FERGUS S. MIDDLETON, Primary Examiner.

T. W. BUCKMAN, Assistant Examiner.

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